On the density of the maximum of smooth Gaussian processes

Annals of Probability

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1104-1129

  Diebolt, Jean ^a   Posse, Christian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Density; Differential geometry; Extreme value; Gaussian processes; Nonasymptotic formulas

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030372588     PISSN: 00911798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aop/1065725176     Document Type: Article

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